Bear’s-paw
a clam of the genus Hippopus, having a ridged, white shell with purplish-red spots.
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- Bear raid
noun an attempt to force down the price of a security or commodity by sustained selling Historical Examples A Burton bear raid was on, and the Street was in panic-making excitement! Destiny Charles Neville Buck All I get is that Hamilton Burton is out in war paint for a bear raid—damn him! Destiny Charles Neville […]
- Bear river
a river in NE Utah, SW Wyoming, and SE Idaho, flowing into the Great Salt Lake. 350 miles (565 km) long. Contemporary Examples But it was also about the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, threatened by the flooding of the Great Salt Lake. Terry Tempest Williams Talks About Her New Book, ‘When Women Were Birds’ […]
- Bearskin
the skin or pelt of a bear. a tall, black fur cap forming part of the dress uniform of a soldier in some armies. Contemporary Examples They stood at attention in their tartan kilts, white leggings and bearskin hats as a Marine band struck up “Hail to the Chief.” Michael Daly: My Last Day With […]
- Bear the brunt
Put up with the worst of some bad circumstance, as in It was the secretary who had to bear the brunt of the doctor’s anger. This idiom uses brunt in the sense of “the main force of an enemy’s attack,” which was sustained by the front lines of the defenders. [ Second half of 1700s […]
- Bear trap
bear trap noun phrase A police radar trap for speeders [1970s+ Citizens band; related to Smokey Bear, ”policeman”] Historical Examples Our bear trap was discharged, but we could not find the animal for want of a dog. Audubon and his Journals, Volume I (of 2) Maria R. Audubon In Tennessee, I was told, it is […]